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Feed the Birds. March 2018.

The snow has brought on extra demand around the bird feeding stations with the arrival of the Thrush family, most notably the Fieldfares and the Redwings. they come in search of any berries on the holly bushes and remaining crab apples. I usually add to this natural supply with cut up apples.

This is my apple.

Fieldfare

Fieldfare

Song Thrush.

Redwing.

Redwing.

Redwing

Robin on the dried meal worm feeder.

Robin

Female Blackcap.

Female Blackcap enjoying dried mealworms.

Male Blackbird and the Lion guarding the entrance to the Oriental Garden.

What a wonderful selection of birds there are in your garden, Brian! We get yellowhammers here too, but I haven’t seen any in recent days. The feeders are very busy, but the berries are pretty much all finished. It seems like terrible timing for a cold spell.

Fieldfares have paid me a visit yesterday for the first time (in 27 years here). And they brought the entire extended family along.I thought they might be starlings in disguise as there were so many of them, fighting over everything. They’re back again today for dessert,

Yes, some lovely pictures. The redwings and fieldfares have not made it into our garden although there are many reports of these birds about in Devon at the moment. We do get the pugnacious blackbirds along with plenty of goldfinches and regular groups of long tailed tits passing through. Also one female blackcap this morning.

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Our Garden@19
To read about Our garden@19 over the previous two years. A garden blog following the year, preparing to open for the NGS, while enjoying visiting gardens, the beauty of nature, the plants, the wildlife and a sanctuary to relax in.